Different Patterns of Sleep-Dependent Procedural Memory Consolidation in Vipassana Meditation Practitioners and Non-meditating Controls.
Elizaveta Solomonova, Simon Dubé, Cloé Blanchette-Carrière, Dasha A. Sandra, Arnaud Samson-Richer, Michelle Carr, Tyna Paquette, Tore Nielsen
Front Psychol January 23, 2020 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.03014 via PubMed Central
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractVipassana meditation practitioners show different patterns of how sleep consolidates procedural memories compared to non-meditators. The study compared overnight memory retention in meditators and controls, finding that meditators exhibited distinct consolidation processes, suggesting that long-term meditation practice alters sleep-dependent memory processing.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Observational cohort Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Vipassana meditation practitioners and non-meditating controls |
| Citations | 9 |
| Key finding | Vipassana meditation practitioners exhibit different patterns of sleep-dependent procedural memory consolidation than non-meditators. |
Abstract
Different Patterns of Sleep-Dependent Procedural Memory Consolidation in Vipassana Meditation Practitioners and Non-meditating Controls.